How to Install and Uninstall grep Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "grep" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install grep on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grep
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grep" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall grep on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grep
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grep package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: grep
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.11-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 344
Provides: rgrep
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.32)
Conflicts: rgrep
Filename: pool/main/g/grep/grep_3.11-4_amd64.deb
Size: 176446
MD5sum: deef73f8f2f841f29f7f4e8037e00c10
SHA1: aa8cb504e3798b4d692b980f37d25b10fae3095a
SHA256: 300247caf38c19f88f8ddf27abb2111cbd39a7364e9706fa0d53b15dc7dae866
SHA512: f75ef7251e23c15437cfdc8135264a2e1272d903ff771e79045b69c02f1c86f93b62ae19da473a982d6865955406dcc1d64e1040acabcabc3da998f6c2f37dff
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
Description: GNU grep, egrep and fgrep
Description-md5: f9188c5583d41955f3b3fe60b9d445f1
Task: minimal